Bere Island Midsummer Run 5k
Bere Island, Cork
11 Jul 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Bere Island Midsummer Run 5k takes place on the scenic roads of Bere Island on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, and is part of the Active Islands Run Series. The course follows the same route as the island's popular parkrun, based at Rerrin GAA pitch at the eastern end of the island. The route is anti-clockwise and begins with a climb before the course levels off to reveal sweeping views over the Atlantic Ocean and Lonehort Harbour. It passes a Bronze Age wedge tomb, a 19th-century military fort and an Irish Army training camp before descending back to the finish at the GAA pitch. The course is run entirely on tarmac roads and is hilly in character. The island is accessible by ferry from Castletownbere. The event is timed and held under an Athletics Ireland licence.
Course profile & record eligibility
World Athletics record-eligibility rules cap net elevation loss at 1m per km of race distance, and require the start and finish to be no more than 50% of the race distance apart — both meant to stop a course gaining an unfair edge from downhill grade or a point-to-point tailwind. This is based on this course's recorded elevation and GPS data, not an official measurement or certification.